subject: Country Mailbox of Yesterday and Today [print this page] Country Mailbox of Yesterday and Today Country Mailbox of Yesterday and Today
Along many country roads we see lone mailboxes as well as groups of traditional mailboxes. They are close to the roadside and some distance from a home. Mailboxes grouped together are convenient for mail carriers and mail thieves alike. All are in jeopardy. In Juniper Canyon in Oregon on October 28th hundreds of cluster mailboxes were vandalized and the mail stolen. These were locking mailboxes. The thieves just pried them open in the dead of night. They didn't need keys.
Vandals, often bored teenagers, make a sport of bashing mailboxes along country roads. The payoff is easy for them because of the flimsy construction of so many of them.
Today, with the escalation of mailbox vandalism, rural residents are replacing their old country mailboxes and investing in vandal proof, pick proof models that stand up the the insults of teens' Saturday night batting practice.
There are several good designs to choose from. There are locking mailboxes made from steel. Take care to note the thickness of the steel. Some popular models are constructed of 18 gauge, or 14 gauge or 2 gauge steel. Although it seems that 18 being a higher number than 14 or 2, you would think 18 is thicker. The truth is that 2 gauge is inch thick and that is thicker and costs the manufacturer more that either 18 or 14 gauge. You get what you pay for.
Rural residents are interested in stronger mailboxes, as school busses, extra wide farm equipment and even a guest car backing out their lanes can total the mailboxes of the past, as well as those not constructed of thick steel.
If you invest in a thick, steel locking mailbox for the country roadside your worries will end. You will never need to purchase another.
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